Billie Jean Blues is the first compilation album released by the blues guitarist, Guitar Shorty. The album was on CD by the label Collectables on August 27, 1996, the same day as the compilation album Blues Is All Right. The album was produced by Swamp Dogg at several club sessions. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings says that "most of the club performances are over-extended, some self-defeatingly.[2]

Billie Jean Blues
Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 1996
Genreblues
blues-rock
Length58:59
LabelCollectables
Guitar Shorty chronology
Get Wise to Yourself
(1995)
Billie Jean Blues
(1996)
Blues Is All Right
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

A reworked version of "Hey Joe" would later appear on Shorty's other compilation album, The Best of Guitar Shorty, in 2006.

Track listing

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  1. "Shorty's Theme" (Kearney) — 7:36
  2. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) — 5:57
  3. "Whole Lot of Loving" (Kearney) — 10:25
  4. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown) — 5:17
  5. "Shorty's Theme, No. 2" (Kearney) — 11:19
  6. "Billie Jean Blues" (Kearney) — 2:11
  7. "We Don't Give a Shit & The Blues Is Alright" (Kearney / Little Milton) — 16:14[1]

Personnel

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  • Guitar Shorty — guitar, vocals
  • Mark Marymont — liner notes

References

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  1. ^ a b "Billie Jean Blues - Guitar Shorty | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.